Tag: family
member name: Serina Matteson
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April 21, 2006 06:54 PM EDT --
I Wonder
Another sleepless night has fallen upon my restless soul. I listen to the rumbling of distant thunder amidst the silence I sit in. I wait for my mesmeric Anna to come home at her 2am curfew . . .
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May 03, 2006 08:06 AM EDT --
To My Mother
God couldn't be everywhere, and so he created mothers. Anonymous.
A red headed little girl were you
Special to this world
You had to have that special cow's milk
Hair with bouncing . . .
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April 12, 2006 01:51 AM EDT --
"Hi, Mom!" - Fiftyworder
Phone rings.
"Hello."
"Hi, Mom!"
"Hi, Handsome! How's school?"
"Fine. Just thought I would call and say hey."
"What's . . .
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May 02, 2006 06:32 PM EDT --
The Rest of My List - 52 - 100
52. I once fought with five cops. Went to jail in hand and ankle cuffs. I was REAL young then. This was before karate, thank goodness.
53. I went to jail two other times . . .
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May 17, 2006 01:35 PM EDT --
Morning Sounds All Around: Catalog Poem
Maddening ring of the clock that was not turned off.
Television mumbling in the next room.
Wheezing cough.
Grumbling of a late night teenager.
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May 25, 2006 07:25 AM EDT --
Good Morning, Gather!
Good morning, Gather! It's now five am in North Alabama. Well, I'm sure in all of Alabama for that matter unless someone changed the rules on me during the last week. That . . .
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September 19, 2006 05:53 AM EDT --
100 Things That Make Me Happy
I haven't put together a list in some time so I thought I would give this idea a shot. Thinking of 100 things that make me happy should be a piece of cake. We'll . . .
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May 15, 2006 11:16 AM EDT --
Eschew Obfuscation: Married to the Devil: Rearing His Ugly Head, Part 2
Things were glorious at first. My gut was saying nothing now except that John was the right one. For two months we keep our . . .
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July 05, 2006 08:01 PM EDT --
Seven days ago I married a nerd. Now, nobody will talk to me. It all started off as a bet. Destiny has a strange way of changing people.
It happened one night at the Sea Breeze Bar where my friends and . . .
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October 03, 2006 10:52 AM EDT --
The Cat's Seat
I love her but damn. Look at her lying there on her back. She takes up the entire couch. She is not a petite . . .
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June 19, 2007 06:49 AM EDT --
TIDES OF CHANGE
My counselor always informed me to take my medication regularly regardless how well I felt. But like many other bipolar sufferers I was lulled into a false sense of security . . .
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April 12, 2006 01:44 PM EDT --
Were Do We Come From
Were do we come from
Dysfunctional childhood cry
Mad, spitting violence
Soul born into world
Silence leaves one all alone
Sadness sweeps like tides
Abuse and . . .
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April 28, 2006 08:33 PM EDT --
Thank You Gather Friends
Last night I had one of those overpowering dreams that haunts you through out your day. I dreamed that I was still married to my second husband. During the dream he had gone . . .
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May 10, 2006 08:20 AM EDT --
RAMBLING THOUGHTS AT 3:30 AM: Gatherholism and on Becoming a Vegetarian
It's 3:30 this Wednesday morning and I've just woke up. My mother has recently convinced me to go to the gym with her . . .
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September 18, 2006 10:39 PM EDT --
Grateful
My world is abundant with things to be grateful for. So often I overlook these wondrous things around me when I should be much more observant of them. This is something I've made a vow . . .
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May 04, 2006 09:10 PM EDT --
Peculiar Prelude - Ms. Everett's Grandson - Two Word Challenge
Ms. Everett wobbled up the cracking steps to her front porch lagging bags from the corner grocery. "Justin, come help me," . . .
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July 01, 2006 01:54 PM EDT --
Saturday Morning At Serina's House
Here at Arab, Alabama it is now 11:00 a.m. It has already been quite an eventful day for me. Mainly because as Aileen Fish would say, I have been Sharpening Pencils . . .
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July 01, 2006 08:10 PM EDT --
There Should Be A Law
"I think there should be a law. For every day you go without calling your momma you should have to pay her $5.00," I told my son.
He replied, "Well, for each beer . . .
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October 04, 2006 06:14 PM EDT --
Tripping To Panama City Beach With Maw And Paw
My trip to Panama City Beach, Florida was a treat for sure. Just like when you . . .
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June 06, 2006 04:02 AM EDT --
Pure Evil - Stalking Lizzeth
They had a deep seated desire to see her suffer. They malingered at first. They harbored feelings of ill will and sought satisfaction. They carried on secretly, . . .
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